Front End Developer

UserWay is looking for a talented Front-End Web Developer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing responsive web applications and will play a key role in building accessibility solutions for the entire web world.

Technical Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience in web technologies, with a strong focus on high-performance or high-traffic websites or applications.
• Strong experience with vanilla JavaScript ES6+ and a deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals.
• Extensive experience in writing adaptive and responsive UI applications for desktop and mobile.
• Knowledge of API design, event handling in the browser, and modern asynchronous programming, including experience building or integrating with APIs and working with asynchronous data flows.
• Experience with TypeScript, as well as JavaScript ecosystem tooling such as liters/formatters/bundlers (ESlint/Prettier/webpack).
• Strong understanding of web fundamentals and knowledge of DOM.
• Ability to write code with accessibility in mind and a commitment to creating an inclusive user experience.

As a plus:

• Knowledge of React or Angular frameworks and libraries, as well as other popular front-end frameworks.
• Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and prior experience with accessibility evaluation tools (Axe, Wave).
• Prior experience with manual accessibility testing of websites, mobile apps, and digital products using assistive technologies such as screen readers (e.g. JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver).

Responsibilities:

• Develop responsive web applications and work collaboratively with the agile team to drive user story analysis.
• Write high-quality code, conduct code reviews, and continuously refactor code to ensure performance and scalability.
• Bring a culture of innovation, ideas, and continuous improvement, and challenge the status quo to implement creative solutions.
• Embrace and adopt best practices and high standards of quality, while maintaining an understanding of new and emerging web technologies and frameworks.
• Work closely with other developers, designers, and product managers to deliver a high-quality product that meets business requirements and user needs.

If youre looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the web and help build accessible and inclusive digital experiences, this could be the role for you. Join our team and gain a unique experience in improving the whole web with accessibility solutions.

Equal Opportunity Employment at UserWay:
At UserWay we continue strengthening our long-standing commitment to making our work environment and community more inclusive and the internet more accessible for everyone. Where everybody belongs, regardless of ability or disability, and every great idea can be heard. Together, all of us at UserWay are committed to continuing this journey with humility and resolve. UserWay encourages employees to take on different responsibilities outside their daily tasks, and often outside of their comfort zones. We push employees to create challenging stretch goals and we have high expectations of our team members. As a UserWay team member, your work will be seen and used by millions of people around the world.